# class_parents

(PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

class_parents — Return the parent classes of the given class

### Beschreibung

class_parents(object|string `$object_or_class`, bool `$autoload` = `true`): array|false

This function returns an array with the name of the parent classes of the given `object_or_class`.

### Parameter-Liste

`object_or_class`

  An object (class instance) or a string (class name).

`autoload`

  Whether to autoload if not already loaded.

### Rückgabewerte

An array on success, or `false` when the given class doesn't exist.

### Beispiele

Beispiel #1 class_parents() example

`<?php
class foo { }
class bar extends foo {}
print_r(class_parents(new bar));
// you may also specify the parameter as a string
print_r(class_parents('bar'));
spl_autoload_register();
// use autoloading to load the 'not_loaded' class
print_r(class_parents('not_loaded', true));
?>`

Das oben gezeigte Beispiel erzeugt eine ähnliche Ausgabe wie:

    Array
    (
        [foo] => foo
    )
    Array
    (
        [foo] => foo
    )
    Array
    (
        [parent_of_not_loaded] => parent_of_not_loaded
    )

### Anmerkungen

> Hinweis: To check that an object extends a class, `instanceof` or the is_a() function should be used instead.

### Siehe auch

- class_implements() - Return the interfaces which are implemented by the given class or interface
- is_a() - Prüft, ob ein Objekt vom angegebenen Typ oder untergeordneten Typ ist
- `instanceof`

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